Autistic Adults On Medicaid Are Dying 14 Years Too Soon, Study Finds
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Autistic adults on Medicaid have a life expectancy of 64.9 years, nearly 14 years shorter than the general U.S. population, according to a study analyzing data from over two million Medicaid beneficiaries. The research highlights significant disparities in mortality rates among autistic individuals, with preventable causes like flu deaths occurring at much higher rates in this group. While life expectancy for autistic Medicaid beneficiaries slightly increased between 2000 and 2020, the pandemic caused a sharp decline in 2020, exacerbating existing gaps in life expectancy.
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